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Gökçek rides again
Ankara’s erratic mayor is nominated for a fifth term – and will probably win When the Gezi Park…
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Let the man rest in peace
Atatürk was a great leader, but so many followers are getting his legacy wrong
Sunday 10 November 2013
Arınç and Erdoğan: the Thatcherite rift
Bülent Arınç's comments expose more Thatcherite parallels in the Turkish prime minister's leadership
Friday 8 November 2013
Erdoğan’s reform: how to kill the MHP
The prime minister's proposed electoral reforms are mainly designed to destroy Turkey's nationalist party
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Turkey does not deserve the Olympic Games
After a disgraceful summer for Turkish democracy, the government does not deserve an Olympic prize.
Friday 6 September 2013
Lessons from the past: Turkey’s parliament could veto Syria action too
“Speaking after the government’s motion [in support of military action] was defeated, the prime minister said: ‘It is…
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Would a CHP-MHP alliance work?
The Turkish left says it’s possible a deal could be struck between Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Devlet Bahçeli It…
Saturday 27 July 2013
From street battle to street party
A personal account of arriving in Istanbul - with my luggage - as the Gezi Park erupted in protest
Saturday 1 June 2013
Erdoğan’s Thatcher moment?
It is hard not to be appalled by the scenes coming out of Taksim’s Gezi Park, where police…
Friday 31 May 2013
Fazıl Say, Emre Bukağılı and an unending conflict in Turkish society
Another artist was persecuted for offending Turkey’s nouveau establishment this week when the pianist Fazıl Say was handed…
Tuesday 16 April 2013